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CLARENCE R. SNOW- AND DANIEL J. FLOOD, OF QUINCY, MASSACHUSETTS.

MAGAZINE AND BOOK H LDERQ Application filed January 31, 1928. Serial No. 250,816.

Our invention relates to magazine and book holders, designed for convenience in reading. The all inclusive generical term book is hereinafter used for convenience, and

is intended to. include magazines or other form of reading material.

Our invention has for its objects to pro-.

vide an improved and inexpensive means for conveniently supporting and holding a book in open position for reading, rendering it easy to manipulate andhandle; to provide a new and novel means for securing a book in such holding device; to provide a new and novel handle by which the device is readily grasped; to .provide a new and novel means for preventing the page supporting wings of the device from opening beyond a vice is preferably made from strong metal wire, but any suitable material may be used.

We accomplish the ob ects of our nvention as shown in the accompanying draw ing, which forms-apart of this specification, and in which Figure 1 shows a plan view of our device in open position. Figure 2 shows an end view of the device with a book in open position therein. Figure 3 is a detail view corresponding to 1 inverted showing one of the holding plates. Figure 4 shows theringed end of the center frame.

Referring again to the drawings, A shows the center frame preferably formed from one piece of material so as to render its sides parallel, joined and shaped at one end B to form an eye B adaptable to receive one end 0 of the center red C, the opposite end C of which is twisted about the top of the frame A to act'as a hinge, on which hinge the center rod swings. The parallel parts of the frame A are-secured and held in place by the plates D, preferably of metal, having extension fingers E and F which pass under,

hinges of the page supporting wings; to

over and about the parallel parts of the bentinwardly at their center portions to form the handles or loopsH, adaptable for use in grasping and holding the device while read-. ing and otherwise. 1 1 7 Similar letters of reference referto similar parts throughout the various-views.

fWhile wehave'illustrated andd'escribed a preferred construction for carrying our invention into efiect, this is capable of variation or modification without departing from the spirit of the invention; Ne therefore-do not wish to be limited to the exact details of construction herein set forth but desire to avail ourselves of such variations of the appended claims.

and modifications as come within the scope Having thus described. our invention we claim as new and desire to secure by'Letters- Patent of the United States of America:

1. in a book holder a center frame formed with parallel side members, plates spanning said side members, gripping fingers on same which pass under, over and about said side members, so as to firmly clinch the same, said frame being adapted toreceive the bound portion of a book; a holding rod hinged at one end to saidcenter frame adapted to pass between the pages of a book; said center frame having at its opposite end a receiving eye adaptable to receive and hold the end of the holdmgrod opposite its hinged end; op-

positely. extending page-supporting wings hingedon the respective side-members of said center frame so mounted:thatwhen disposed in open position the ends of the material from which said wings are formed register and engage with shoulders on said plates and function as stops, preventing said page, supporting wings from swinging beyond theiropen position.

2. In a bookholder a center-frame formed with parallel side members, plates spanning said side members, gripping fingers on same which pass under, over and about said side members, so as'to firmly clinch the same, said frame being adapted toreceive the bound ion portion of a hook; a holding rod hinged at one end to said center frame adapted to pass between the pages of a book; said center frame having at its opposite end a receiving eye adaptable to receive and hold the end of the holding rod opposite its hinged end; op-,

'positely extending page-supporting wings hinged on the respective side members of said center frame so mounted that when disposed in open position the ends of the material from which said wings are formed register and engage with shoulders on said plates and function as stops, preventing said page-supporting wings from swinging beyond their open position: a handle positioned intermediate the edges of said respective page-supporting members, adapted for use in grasping and holding the device while reading and otherwise.

3; In a book holder a center frame formed with parallel side members, plates spanning said side members gripping fingers on same which pass under, over and about said side members, so as to firmly clinch the same, said frame being adapted to receive the bound portion of a book; said center frame having means for securing a book therein and oppositely extending page-supporting Wings hinged on the respective side members of said center frame so mounted that when disposed in open position the ends of the material from which said wings are formed register an engage with shoulders on said plates and function as stops, preventing said page supporting wings from swinging beyond their open position;

4, In a book holder a center frame formed with parallel side members, plates spanning said side members, gripping fingers on same which pass under, over and about said side so as to firmly clinch the same, said adapted to receive the bound portion of a book; said center frame having means for securing a book therein and oppositely extending page-supporting wings hinged on the respective side members of said center frame so mounted that when disposed in open position the ends of the material from whici said wings are formed registe" and engage with shoulders on said plates and i notion stops, preventing said page-supportmg wings from swin I yond their open-position; a handle positioned intermediate the edges of s; id respective pagesupporting wings adapted for use in wing and holding the device while readn and otherwise.

A book holder formed from wire including a center frame with paral el sid members, page-supporting wings hinged thereon; said wings hating respectively intermediate their edges a handle adapted for use in grasping and holding the device.

(5. A book holder formed fr m wire in-- cluding a center frame with parallel side members, page-supporting wings hinged thereon; )lates spanning said side members, gripping fingers on same which pass under, over and about said side members so as to firmly clinch the same, said plates and fingers also adapted to form an anchorage with in which the hinges of the pagesupporting wings operate.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures.

CLLRENCE R. SNOW. DANIEL J. FLOOD. 

